Published on 12, July, 2020
I've borrowed this question from something intimated in another thread.
Do you think life has improved for you as you have grown older?
Is it because society has changed or you/your life have changed or a combination?
There was a comparison in another thread with 1980.
I realise some of the readers here won't even have been born then!
I could write a long list of ways in which my life has improved since 1980, both on a personal level and on a 'society' level.
Where 'society' is concerned, the invention of the internet has made me much less isolated, much more knowledgeable, much more in control of my health and not at the mercy of the NHS.
I wouldn't know about my autism and many other things without it.
Also, mobile phones/texting and email mean that I no longer have to make phone calls (including from phone boxes!).
I could go on but I might even bore myself.
There is really very little I miss about 1980, except perhaps a quieter pace of life in general.
It's an interesting question and we all have a past, no matter how far back it goes.
How is it for you.
Better or worse?
No. There have been bright moments in my life. This is not one of them. If you're asking has the way society has changed made my life better or worse then again its a mixed answer.
The greater awareness of autism in schools came too late to help me as a child. The access to diagnosis as an adult came too late to help me as a uni student.
The rise of anime and nerd culture made it easier for me to find a place I could connect with others. But the continued rise of it made it more mainstream which may have contributed to me being excluded from places.
The rise of the lawless internet and 90s edgy culture gave me a place to find myself and learn about the world through the net. phpBB sites and msn messenger opened my eyes to the world and new friends. Facebook was instrumental in helping me make friends and connect in the late 00s. But the rise of offence / cancel culture took that sanctuary away.
Responsible people have to pay for the irresponsibilities of others.